Meet Jo

Here’s the short version. I had a long radio career in South Florida and New York City. My memoir When I Married My Mother about moving to the Bible Belt to care for my estranged mother was a bestseller and continues to help others deal with the decline of a loved one, no matter what their relationship. I’m about to release a book about my father called Zerk ‘EM and Pull the Push Rods: A Wry Squint at Aviation in the Mid-20th Century. I also write essays and novels about young women in a professional/personal crisis enduring some kind of culture clash (often drawn from my work and travel experiences).

On weekends you can find me assisting fundraisers either through my work with OneCause/BidPal or as an auctioneer and nonprofit fundraising consultant with Custom Benefit Auctions. I’ve fallen in love with philanthropy!

Come join me on my adventures, real and imagined, through my books, blog, and social media. And be sure to say hello. FULL BIO